Education
Professional Experiences
- 1997-2000: Postdoctoral, Mucosal Immunology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. (Mentor: Richard S. Blumberg, MD, Professor)
- 1997: PhD, Virology, Minors in Immunology, Biochemistry & Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. (Mentor: Geoffrey J. Letchworh III, DVM, PhD, Professor)
- 1987: MS, Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. (Mentor: Shuxin Wang, DVM, Professor)
- 1984: DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Professional Experiences
- 2019-present: Associate Dean & Department Chair, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- 2017-2018: Interim Associate Dean & Department Chair, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- 2019-present: Associate Faculty, The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (https://jifsan.umd.edu/about)
- 2013-present: Professor of Immunology (Tenured), Department of Veterinary Medicine, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- 2010-2016: Director: Graduate Program in Veterinary Medical Sciences (VMSC), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (vetmed.umd.edu/graduate)
- 2011-Present: Co-Director, Graduate Training Program in Virology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (simona065.wixsite.com/umd-virology-program)
- 2008-2013: Associate Professor of Immunology (Tenured), Department of Veterinary Medicine, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- 2007-Present: Faculty Member, Maryland Pathogen Research Institute (MPRI), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (www.hostpathogen.umd.edu/faculty.php)
- 2004-Present: Faculty Member, Graduate Training Program in Biological Science Graduate Program-Molecular and Cellular Biology (MOCB), University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA (https://www.bisi.umd.edu/mocb-1)
- 2003-2008: Assistant Professor of Immunology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- 2000-2003: Instructor in Medicine (Junior Faculty), Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- 1997-2000: Research Associate, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- 1991-1997: Research Assistant, Department of Animal Health & Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
- 1989-1991: Lecturer, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- 1987-1989: Assistant Lecturer, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- 1984-1987: Research Assistant, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China